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1763
Colonists could only settle on land east of the Appalachian Mountains.
Colonists argued in letters and articles that it was tyranny, an unjust use of government power.

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1765
Colonists had to buy a stamp for any paper they used, including newspapers and cards.
Loyalists simply refused to buy stamps, while other colonists protested the Stamp Act by sending messages to Parliament

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1765
This law ordered colonial assemblies to provide British troops with quarters, or housing.
New York assembly decided not to approve any funds for “salt, vinegar and liquor” for the troops.

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1767
The new laws placed a duty, or tax, on certain goods the colonies imported from Great Britain, including such popular items as glass, paint, paper, and tea.
The colonies decided to boycott British goods in order to protect their rights.

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1773
The Tea Act lowered the cost of tea that was sold by the British East India Company in the colonies.
When the British East India Company's tea ships sailed into American ports, angry protesters kept them from unloading their cargoes, causing more than one ship to turn back for England still filled with tea.

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1774
The Intolerable Acts were designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Colonists in other cities showed their support by closing their shops, or by sending food and money to Boston so that its citizens would not starve.